Coronavirus

Puri: Police have arrested three persons including a panchayat samiti member for consuming liquor in an isolation ward of a temporary medical centre set up at Nuapada gram panchayat office under Krushnaprasad locality in Puri district Tuesday. The identities of all the violators are yet to...

Paris: The death toll due to the coronavirus pandemic crossed the 75,000-mark worldwide. Currently the total number of people who has succumbed to coronavirus stands at 75,538 deaths, including 53,928 in Europe, the continent worst hit by the virus. Spain, one of the worst hit...

London: An Indian-origin cardiac surgeon who had tested positive for the novel coronavirus has died at a hospital in Cardiff in the United Kingdom, where a number of medics have lost their lives on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jitendra Kumar Rathod, an Associate...

Bhubaneswar: No COVID-19 patient is presently undergoing treatment either at SCB Medical College and Hospital or any other state government hospital, state Health Secretary Nikunja Bihari Dhal said Tuesday. Patients can go to those hospitals without any fear and hesitation. Doctors, nurses and other para-medical...

Ganjam: The Ganjam Notified Area Council (NAC) has asked Tuesday all greengrocers to sell vegetables in their respective areas and not visit markets. As the number of coronavirus cases in Odisha is increasing, the state government in association with the district administration is trying to...

Bhubaneswar: State government has launched a new telemedicine helpline to provide medical care for potential coronavirus cases, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said Monday. “We are launching a dedicated COVID-19 telemedicine helpline-14410 to provide medical assistance to potential COVID-19 cases across the state. This is a completely...

Bhadrak: District police seized more than 100 two-wheelers in Bhadrak Tuesday for violating lockdown guidelines, a source in the police said. A 21-day nationwide lockdown is underway to combat deadly coronavirus with the men in khaki trying their best to make people understand the importance of...

Los Angeles: Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra Jonas along with names like Billie Eilish and Paul McCartney have united for pop star Lady Gaga's One World: Together At Home, a mega live-streamed and televised benefit concert in support of the World Health...

Bhubaneswar: A 72-year-old man, who had been admitted to AIIMS Bhubaneswar April 4, died Monday, registering Odisha’s first death in the COVID-19 outbreak. According to a health department official, the septuagenarian had a history of chronic hypertension. The first death in the state sent shockwaves...

Berhampur: Ganjam district administration collected fines amounting to Rs 7,000 from seven persons for not wearing masks Monday. The district administration had issued a directive that a partial shutdown will be in place till further announcement and fines will be collected from those who are...